angst

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Day packed all of the angst of that period into “American Girl,” the second single off of “Halo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Its lower price also reflects the higher shipping costs required to get it to Asian buyers, as well as angst that the U.S. might restrict crude exports to husband energy resources at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

As the Times’ polling guru Nate Cohn put it, the survey revealed deep angst about being able to meet “the rising price of entry for a middle-class life.”

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Still, despite the war upheaval, private credit angst and tech sector malaise, the S&P 500 is down 3.5% for the year—precisely the same decline booked over the same period in 2025.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Since many of my students are fifteen, and Zlata is fifteen and Anne Frank was fifteen when she died, I think the parallels between age, alienation, and teenage angst will really hit home for them.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers